Word: prays
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...single "Metro" charter for Miami (pop. 290,000) and 25 satellite municipalities (see map). Urban experts and harassed civic leaders in other states looked up from desperate struggles with their common problem-how to develop unified plans and services throughout a central city and its independent suburbs-to pray for Metro's success. Foreign specialists came to study Metro as they once studied TVA. But, with no politicians to defend it, the new idea became an easy target for its natural political foes. Next week Metro's citizens will vote on a charter amendment designed to cripple Metro...
MARTIN B. PRAY...
...Catholic chaplain of the Massachusetts house of representatives and chapel administrator at Boston's South Station, Monsignor Christopher P. Griffin prayed in the house last week for a bill granting a subsidy to the New Haven Railroad's Old Colony commuter line. Prayed he: "Heavenly Father, you know what is in my heart-so teach me the prayer today. How, 0 Lord, wouldst thou pray if thine own temple were now on the Old Colony line?" Turning to the legislators, he continued: "I pray for you, now it is your turn to pray over...
Declared the rebel radio: "We have decided to form an Iraqi republic which adheres to full Arab unity and pray God to help us all." Shrilled another broadcast: "Today is a day to kill and be killed. Down with imperialist agents. Compatriots, now we can speak and breathe." Another broadcast gave the first indication that at least some supporters of the King were fighting back. "Some of our compatriots are firing on us," reported the rebel radio announcer in almost disbelieving tones. By midafternoon, with resistance not ended, the radio was urging Iraqi womanhood to stand by "your free brothers...
...detail was left to chance by the Adventists' 48th quadrennial World Conference, a smoothly run, ten-day meeting of more than 1,000 delegates from 90 countries, including such Red nations as Poland and Yugoslavia. During services on Saturday -the Adventist Sabbath-20,000 visitors came to pray or watch...